How One Super Affiliate Made Me $156,250 TODAY

[Ron Douglas]

Allen Says asked me to post this to help inspire a few Warriors and open eyes to some new possibilities.

So yes, $156,250 today from a "super affiliate" - but it's not what you think.

The affiliate happens to be a publishing house. Today is the release date for my cookbook with Simon & Schuster: America's Most Wanted Recipes - Book Summary & Video

I received a 6-figure bonus for signing with them, and prior to today they already had reserve orders for over 50,000 books sold to book stores and retailers. The total payout so far is $156,250 and that's only on day one.

This is a very exciting time for me. They tell me that we already have media interest from QVC, The Today Show, and Fox & Friends. I told them I'll believe it when the black car shows up to pick me up .

What does this have to do with the Warrior Forum?

Everything.

I owe thanks to the Warrior Forum for helping me get this deal. I've even given special thanks to the forum in the book and sent Allen a copy of the book.

I recently talked about how I got this deal on Willie's radio show:
How Ron Douglas Sold 60000 Books Ebooks - Built List of 225000 Gets Millions Of Hits Per Month 2/25/2009 - Willie Crawford on Blog Talk Radio

In short, I got the book deal by:

1) Selling a lot of self-published books and ebooks using marketing strategies I learned here.
2) Networking and forming relationships with the contacts I met through Warriors.

It can all be traced back to attending the very first NY Warrior Lunch in 2004 where I met Mike Ambrosio, Mike Filsaime, Fabio Marciano, and Robert Puddy - see pic http://rondouglas.com/images/firstNYwarriorLunch.jpg

Years later I ended up working with the same agent that Mike F. uses. He shopped the book deal for me and got me a spot on Fox News. The publisher got excited about the book because of the exposure it was getting and the sales it had already made as a self published title.

As I mentioned, it was the marketing strategies I learned and the contacts I made on the Warrior Forum, that made this all possible. For that, I just want to say THANKS!

That's all I'll say for now. If people start to take interest in this thread or ask questions, I'll post more details on how others can do what I did.

[Rezbi]

That's awesome and certainly very encouraging.

[Trader54]

So nice to hear. I have read a lot of your posts over the years. You come across as such a humble person one would never think.

This all couldn't have happened to a nicer person on this forum.

[Steven Wagenheim]

Ron, I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am for you. It takes me
more than a year to make that much so way to go.

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

[Stefan Vee]

Now that's very exciting news Ron.
Congrats! Hope you sell (and make) millions.

[Scott Ames]

Ron,

You are becoming famous. Do you like that? How does it feel?

[shari1965]

Thanks for such an encouraging post. Lets everyone know it can be done.

[shari1965]

Thanks for such an encouraging post, letting everyone that this can be done!!

[Robplevin]

I'm a new member here an am suitably inspired by your story - absolutely brilliant, Well done!! I also like the fact that you've pointed out it has effectively taken years to get where you are - consistent effort. Nice one man, you deserve it.

[Jagged]

Congrat's Ron,

Your a true success story...
I raise my glass to you Ron....Cheers *clink

It would be a wise decision for anyone to follow your
work...there is a lot to be learned from walking in your path...

Thank you Ron for your contributions here in the WF & for being an inspiration to us all...

Ken

[Adrian Cooper]

Originally Posted by Ron Douglas

Allen Says asked me to post this to help inspire a few Warriors and open eyes to some new possibilities.

So yes, $156,250 today from a "super affiliate" - but it's not what you think.

The affiliate happens to be a publishing house. Today is the release date for my cookbook with Simon & Schuster: America's Most Wanted Recipes - Book Summary & Video

I received a 6-figure bonus for signing with them, and prior to today they already had reserve orders for over 50,000 books sold to book stores and retailers. The total payout so far is $156,250 and that's only on day one.

This is a very exciting time for me. They tell me that we already have media interest from QVC, The Today Show, and Fox & Friends. I told them I'll believe it when the black car shows up to pick me up .

What does this have to do with the Warrior Forum?

Everything.

I owe thanks to the Warrior Forum for helping me get this deal. I've even given special thanks to the forum in the book and sent Allen a copy of the book.

I recently talked about how I got this deal on Willie's radio show:
How Ron Douglas Sold 60000 Books Ebooks - Built List of 225000 Gets Millions Of Hits Per Month 2/25/2009 - Willie Crawford on Blog Talk Radio

In short, I got the book deal by:

1) Selling a lot of self-published books and ebooks using marketing strategies I learned here.
2) Networking and forming relationships with the contacts I met through Warriors.

It can all be traced back to attending the very first NY Warrior Lunch in 2004 where I met Mike Ambrosio, Mike Filsaime, Fabio Marciano, and Robert Puddy - see pic http://rondouglas.com/images/firstNYwarriorLunch.jpg

Years later I ended up working with the same agent that Mike F. uses. He shopped the book deal for me and got me a spot on Fox News. The publisher got excited about the book because of the exposure it was getting and the sales it had already made as a self published title.

As I mentioned, it was the marketing strategies I learned and the contacts I made on the Warrior Forum, that made this all possible. For that, I just want to say THANKS!

That's all I'll say for now. If people start to take interest in this thread or ask questions, I'll post more details on how others can do what I did.

Many congratulations Ron - you truly are an inspiration.

I am a published author but chose to create my own publishing company to save time, and to make 60% profit per sale instead of 10% royalty.

That said these major publishers have serious distribution and marketing power as you have discovered.

My book was a best seller on Amazon, but it took some hard work.

I am currently writing another book.

I hope your success inspires people to consider becoming published authors. I can say for sure that once you are a published author you immediately become an authority in the field, and your IM business will benefit greatly.

From what you have said Ron you should hit the $1M in royalties mark quite soon, and I will congratulate you in advance.

[pmlharry]

Thanks for leading the way, Ron.

I hope to hear more behind-the-scenes stories from you... I'm sure there's a lot to learn from your experience!

[talfighel]

Hey Ron,

That is some great news. Way to go. I am very happy for you and that this forum has made a positive change in your life.

Tal

[Michael Mayo]

Hey Ron,
Congratulations!

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

On the other hand, If this happens again, I would have a talk with your
Super Affiliate and tell them to quit slacking.

$156,250 is good for a Bonus and you should probably let them slide this
time but, you know your signature is worth at least $300K.

Great Job!
Have a Great Day! <--"I know you will"
Michael

[J Elizabeth Dize]

That is absolutely amazing. What a wonderful success!!

[Pete223]

Congratulations Ron, what a major accomplishment!

I've had the privilege to meet Ron in Florida this past
March and the man is a class act!!!

Never would you guess that this man is making a
KILLING on the Internet when you meet him face
to face... he's just like you see him here, willing
to help anytime!

Again, congratulations, and I sincerely hope that this
turn of events brings a lot of happiness to you and
your beautiful family!

Kindest Regards, Pete

[Steve King]

Hi Ron
This was the first post on I read on the Forum. How's that for inspiration.
Many Congratulations!
cheers
Steve

[warfore]

Ron, thanks for the inspirational story. I like to hear stories like that because it means that if you are consistent and persevere you can have great success. To your continued success.

[dave830]

Way to go Ron!

You're a rock star! (among us geeks, of course.)

[Seiber]

Congratulations to you, Ron! That is quite the inspirational post. 50,000 books in one deal is quite a large amount, especially for a cookbook. I'll be looking for this one, it seems very interesting. Best of luck you in the future!

SEIBERTECH

[Planetpeoplefinder]

Congrats Ron! You deserve this success. As a newbie, I thank you for your inspiring story.

[greenruk]

In my opinion That's awesome

[Sam Smith]

Ron, really well done mate. I've watched your posts for a while, and like the guy above said, you always come across so humble etc. and with such good values, that I'm genuinely happy for you.

Plus, this kinda thing is massively inspirational. (I've been dreaming of making the offline published author jump through marketing for ages.)

Good on ya man. Keep us informed!!

[JayXtreme]

Ron Douglas...

You're such a cool guy...

I'm gonna buy that book... lookin' forward to some of the tasty treats I can cook up from it..

You deserve every inch of your success Ron, you really do.

Peace

Jay

[Neil S]

Hey Ron,

When I started here about a year ago one of the first things I read was your story. I was inspired that a regular guy who got started with IM around my age (26-27) was able to become so successful. It provided real inspiration that this was possible with the right amount of grit and determination.

I'm sure you don't remember, but I sent you a message telling you how inspired I was by your backstory and how I would use it to propel my own ambitions.

Well with a little sweat and hard work, fast forward a year now and I am pulling in over 5 figures per month.

You inspired me and showed that this was possible. For that I that I thank you. Congratulations on your present and future success!

-Neil

[raymagnetic]

Congrats on your success Ron. Certainly inspiring for those of us who are just getting our feet wet in the whole affiliate marketing thing.

[Sean A McAlister]

Dude....Way to KILL IT !!!

Can't wait to see you on every grandmother's television set across the nation.

Can I have an autographed copy

For those who persist....success is imminent!

Keep Kickin It!

Sean

[Bruce NewMedia]

Ron Congratulations! ...what an achievement it is to get a book by published by a New York legitimate publisher. That in itself is a big deal. Then to achieve those kind of earnings in ONE DAY - amazing!
_____
Bruce

[Shaka]

Congratulations! This is fantastic news for you and wonderful inspiration for the rest of us. Hopefully this is the beginning of even bigger things to come for you.

[Richard Tunnah]

Hi Ron,
That's brilliant! Congratulations.

Rich

[Raydal]

Congratulations! Way to go Ron. This is an inspiring story
for sure. Thanks for sharing.

-Ray Edwards

[Daniel Molano]

Impressive Ron, that is a fantastic deal. And I'm not easily impressed.

To everyone reading this thread, 2 things:

1. Keep an eye out for this guy, a true legend on the rise.
2. Read between the lines of this post. Don't focus so much on the figure, but on HOW he did it.

Willie's blog talk radio interview with Ron is a definite must.

You guys would be surprised at how simple this is, provided enough effort, research and testing. Then implementing all of it into a single focused project until you strike gold.

The most important lessons here:

• Get the hell out of your comfort zone and go out to meet some people, some contacts are priceless.
• Heavy reinvesting into your business has to be done. Profits don't go into that new car, they go into things like a PR agent or proven traffic generation outsourcing.
• Go for highly competitive niches, where there are proven buyers, that's where the money is. You just need to provide a unique spin to your offer like Ron did.
• Don't be afraid to spend 5-6 figures (or more) if it's going to provide a killer ROI. ie: Spending $50,000 USD is a no brainer if it's going to make you $80,000.
• Massive targeted traffic and/or exposure (be it nichefied or by demographics) is the most important thing, everything else is secondary.
• Remember Ron's success was not immediate, he went through a few strikes before he found gold.

I vowed to spend less time here in the WF and focus more on my work, but I just had to chip in on this great thread.

It's not only an inspiration, but if you read between the lines it's also a great guide.

- Dan Molano

[Nigel Greaves]

Ron,

Congratulations on your success!

And thanks for posting a thread which is an inspiration to all of of who are working hard at achieving our dreams. Your efforts have shown us that it is possible to find success if we dream big, go outside our comfort zones and most of all take action.

Well done,

Nigel

[Matt Gannon]

You should try to get on Emeril Live and have him cook a few of the dishes, or on unwrapped you could sell so many that way! Congrats btw very happy for you!!

[Marhelper]

Wow, that is awesome Ron. You are one of the good guys and a fellow New Yawka ... Right on!

[Paul M]

Congratulations, Ron.

Certainly is an inspiring big success story.

Thanks for sharing it with us.




-Paul

[MichaelHiles]

Awesome deal Ron! Go get PAID!!!!!

If you cut any deals with Food Network, please pass it on to Giada we love the low cut tops.

[Affiliace.com]

Congrats Ron, may you have many more successes.

[Robyn8243]

Congratulations Ron!

You seem to have hit upon a different version of offline gold.

Wishing you continued success.

Robyn

[keyaziz]

As someone in the process of writing a book proposal this is a great motivator for me.

Thanks for sharing

[Lindsay Brynn]

Wow Ron. Thank you so much for sharing this!

[Steven Fullman]

Hi Ron,

I heard your interview with Willie a couple of weeks ago.

I was inspired then. I'm now inspired 100x

Thank you for sharing your success here, and way to go!

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

Here's to your continuing success, Ron.

Cheers,
Steve

[Justin Mandel]

Awesome Ron!

When I met you I know you were waiting to find out about the outcome of this so KUDOS to you!!!

[jakesellers]

That's really cool. I'd heard self-publishing can hurt an author in terms of dealing with traditional publishers and agents and it's nice to hear that ain't so.

[kf]

Looks good on your Ron. You've now become an 'overnight success' ... and it only took 5 years or so.

Congrats!

[Michael Mayo]

Originally Posted by Ron Douglas

Allen Says asked me to post this to help inspire a few Warriors and open eyes to some new possibilities.

So yes, $156,250 today from a "super affiliate" - but it's not what you think...

That's all I'll say for now. If people start to take interest in this thread or ask questions, I'll post more details on how others can do what I did.

Hi Ron,
Once again Congratulations!

I got tired of waiting for someone to ask you...lol,

So Here it is,

Will you Please tell us How others can do what you did?

Thanks,
Have a Great Day!
Michael

[Karen Blundell]

Ron, what wonderful news! Congratulations! You are an inspiration to us all and may you have many more such successes in your lifetime.

[DavidTheMavin]

Congrats Ron! Hope you have many more payday's like that in the future!

[Rod Cortez]

Ron, way to go and thanx for sharing. These are the kind of success stories we all cannot get enough of.........

RoD

[JennyBizz]

That's freakin awesome!

(Also, gives me hope for that sex book I'm working on.)